Holy Toledo, very primitive by today’s standards.
That’s what struck me. Super primitive looking. The seat is basically a metal bench with seat belts. No padding except for a small headrest.
“The seat is basically a metal bench with seat belts. No padding except for a small headrest.”
I wonder if he was sitting on his parachute.
The seats of WWII jap zeroes were exceedingly low, because the pilots sat on their parachutes. Kind of a good way to save weight and space.